Modelling Photovoltaic Systems

Using PSpice

Luis Castaner, Santiago Silvestre

358 pages, parution le 10/10/2002

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Résumé

Photovoltaics, the direct conversion of light from the sun into electricity, is an increasingly important means of distributed power generation. The SPICE modelling tool is typically used in the development of electrical and electronic circuits. When applied to the modelling of PV systems it provides a means of understanding and evaluating the performance of solar cells and systems.
The majority of books currently on the market are based around discussion of the solar cell as semiconductor devices rather than as a system to be modelled and applied to real-world problems. Castaner and Silvestre provide a comprehensive treatment of PV system technology analysis. Using SPICE, the tool of choice for circuits and electronics designers, this book highlights the increasing importance of modelling techniques in the quantitative analysis of PV systems. This unique treatment presents both students and professional engineers, with the means to understand, evaluate and develop their own PV modules and systems.

Provides a unique, self-contained, guide to the modelling and design of PV systems
Presents a practical, application oriented approach to PV technology, something that is missing from the current literature
Uses the widely known SPICE circuit-modelling tool to analyse and simulate the performance of PV modules for the first time
Written by respected and well-known academics in the field

Contents

Introduction to photovoltaic Systems and PSpice
Spectral response and short-circuit current
Electrical Characteristics of the Solar Cell
Solar Cell Arrays, PV modules and PV Generators
Interfacing PV modules to loads and Battery Modelling
Power Conditioning and Inverter Modelling
Standalone PV Systems
Grid-connected PV Systems
Small Photovoltaics
Annexes

Caractéristiques techniques

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Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Luis Castaner, Santiago Silvestre
Parution	10/10/2002
Nb. de pages	358
Format	17 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	715g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780470845288
ISBN13	978-0-470-84528-8